Synergistic gardening conserves water, mycorrhizal fungi.extend plants root system and uptake.
Last post 01-08-2011 10:09 PM by Nature's babe. 8 replies.
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09/07/2011 08:13 PM
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Conserve the water in your soil - less watering required with synergistic method of gardening, it also works well in winter when the ground gets waterlogged.so it's good in drought or deluge. I combine this method with using rootgrow when planting seedlings this extends the plants roots in a symbiotic relationship they gain moisture and nutrients from the myceliums extensive root system.These two links explain how it works better than I could http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohoA_R4jU40 http://www.eastofedenplants.co.uk/rootgrow_rc.htm
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10/07/2011 07:40 PM
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- kaydee
- Perthshire
- 15 Feb 2009
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Is it your understanding that only one application of Rootgrow is needed - even if the plant is moved on to another larger pot or new site?
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10/07/2011 08:04 PM
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I only applied it once and I see little fungi popping up through the mulch occasionally. If you want to treat a tree, plant some smallplants around the root zone and treat them with rootgrow, the mycorrhizal fungi will migrate from the plants to the trees roots
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10/07/2011 11:27 PM
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- kaydee
- Perthshire
- 15 Feb 2009
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Thanks for that. I've been using it since November & I'm very pleased with the results so far.
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11/07/2011 06:23 PM
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The fungi in rootgrow products are present in any healthy soil, so if you've already given a plant a boost when you first planted it and then you move it later, you can be pretty sure that it will take lots of good fungi with it. You can't hurt the plant by using too much, so the only reasons I'd advise against using more are cost & diminishing returns - a well fungi'd up plant won't be helped by the addition of more fungi. If you were to transplant a previously treated tree to an area of very poor soil, then there might be some benefit in topping up. Ed
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01/08/2011 07:51 AM
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Apparently, the spores should be in the roots of your plants and the soil, so move a plant and both should be "infected".
I have found a much cheaper alternative to "Rootgrow", and have posted such on another thread.
Here it is again:
http://www.greengardener.co.uk/product.asp?id_pc=32&cat=72&id_product=313
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01/08/2011 06:03 PM
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- kaydee
- Perthshire
- 15 Feb 2009
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Jacques Amand, the bulb suppliers are recommending using Rootgrow at planting time, dipping the bulbs into the granules. Especially recommended for lilies, gladioli & begonias.
Has anyone tried this? Can't contemplate using it other than for very special plantings or expensive bulbs!
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01/08/2011 06:35 PM
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- sue1002
- Ipswich, Suffolk
- 06 Sep 2005
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My lilies went straight into ericaceous compost, my gladioli bulbs went straight into the ground and my begonia corms went straight into multi purpose compost and were then planted into hanging baskets. All are doing nicely thank you and without the addition of any other product.
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01/08/2011 10:09 PM
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The only way you will lose the fungi is by leaving the area bare and well hoed, they need some roots to survive. 
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